Joel Wedd, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Wedd joined the Emory Liver Transplant Center in August 2014 after completing his gastroenterology and transplant hepatology fellowships at the University of Colorado. Originally from Virginia, he completed his MD and Masters of Public Health at the University of North Carolina and finished his residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard training hospital in Boston. Dr. Wedd’s clinical interests include end-stage liver disease, portal hypertension, and hepatocellular carcinoma. His research interest is improving our understanding of how to appropriately prioritize patients for liver transplantation.

Education:
Medical School: The University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Chapel Hill, NC
Masters of Public Health: The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. Chapel Hill, NC
Internship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Boston, MA
Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Boston, MA

2014 Freedman Award for Excellence in Academic Achievement, Clinical Abilities, and Leadership Skills. University of Colorado.
2012 Controversies in Transplantation Young Investigators Forum First place abstract presentation. Breckinridge, CO.
2011 Rocky Mountain Gut Club Mehta Award for excellence in the first year of gastroenterology fellowship. University of Colorado.
2003 Holderness Medical Fellowship. University of North Carolina.

Associations

Organizational Memberships
The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
American College of Gastroenterology

* Wedd J, Biggins S. United States Liver Graft Allocation and Distribution. Invited review for the Educational Web Site of the International Liver Transplant Society and Liver
and Intensive Group of Europe. 2011. http://www.ilts.org/education/